Turn-based JRPGs don't have to be slow or complex. Games like Ni no Kuni, EarthBound, and I Am Setsuna offer accessible gameplay. Some titles like Persona 4 Golden and Dragon Quest 11 are welcoming ...

From story-driven adventures to traditional meticulous strategies, turn-based RPGs are already having a great year in 2026.

Julián F.L. is a video game & anime expert, historian & journalist with a lot of passion for these subjects and over 10 years of experience in writing about them. He has enjoyed video games, anime, ...

For a long time, every JRPG was automatically associated with turn-based gameplay. If it had anime characters, a fixed cast, and turn-based combat, then it was automatically labeled a JRPG. I won't ...